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Nick @ Twitter It may still be a long way away until the start of the new season but new Wanderers manager Markus Babbel has acknowledged the hard work needed for success along with his appreciation for the fans. The German has played in some big stadia and large crowds in his career, so he […]

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Team six (Brisbane Roar) was knocked out by Melbourne City on Friday night and team five (Adelaide United) was knocked out by Melbourne Victory tonight. So, for the umpteenth time the top four finish teams will face each other in the semi-finals: Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City and Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory. This is […]

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How much longer does the RBB keep at it before possibly ending up like the Melbourne Victory’s now ‘defunct’ North Terrace? Granted they were active for more than twelve years before overbearing police and security, club officials failing to come to agreements and understandings with the active group and hardships from the FFA had them […]

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This is an opinion piece based on the thoughts of the author and doesn’t necessarily reflect the views of Around The Bloc “FLARES NOW LEGAL IN AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL” If you saw that heading and it was true that flares were now legal and usable in games, would there be anything to complain about? Seems that […]

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So, another Sydney derby and another marred end in the away (RBB) end which unsurprisingly had NSW Police heavily involved in it. Let me start off by saying that I wasn’t there as I was unable to attend, however having been to over 80% of derbies at Allianz, I have been witness to this sort […]

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Follow Nick on Twitter. When you’ve just been beaten by your city rival you can say there was no determination and pride. When it’s to a team that is flying in the league you can sometimes put your hand up and concede that you were beaten by a better team, one that is in fine […]

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Photo by Eric Berry (Efcso) VARy Good After last weeks game I wrote an article on the VAR backlash which discusses how fans and pundits are over the use of VAR, and, while it hasn’t been scrapped, it looks to be heavily reduced. Personally, I hate the bloody thing. It makes me cringe. Word is […]